Current Budget & Tax Information (FY17)

Proposed FY18 Budget

Please note: these budget numbers are proposed. If the vote passes in December to form Essex Community Parks & Recreation, the board that is elected will develop the actual FY18 budget that voters will consider in April 2017.

Budget Assumptions (the following assumptions were used to develop the proposed FY18 budget):

1% grand list growth from FY17-FY18

Village assumes debt relief payments on Maple Street bond for final 3-years (FY18-FY20)

Village phases down tax support for rec district over 5-years, starting at .05 and reducing by .01 each year

Town retains public works related functions of mowing & plowing Town non-park spaces

FY18 Proposed Tax Implications (w/ phasing by Trustees)

FY18 Proposed Tax Implications (w/out phasing by Trustees)

5-Year Budget Projection

Budget Assumptions (the following assumptions were used to develop the proposed 5-year budget projections):

Annual grand list growth of 1% for Village and Town

Rec District tax rate remains level

Formerly parks & recreation related expenses remaining with Town grow in line with grand list

Village assumes debt relief payments on Maple Street bond for final 3-years (FY18-FY20)

Village phases down tax support for rec district over 5-years, starting at .05 and reducing by .01 each year

Rec District Budget Vote

If the vote passes in December, the newly elected board will begin preparing a budget in January. They will hold at least one public hearing, hold a meeting to discuss the feedback that they received and make any changes to the budget they deem necessary, pass a budget, and send it to the voters of the district on April 11, 2017 by Australian ballot. This is the same day as Village elections and the school budget vote, also by Australian ballot.

The content for this website has been created by the Recreation Governance Study Committee as a way to provide the public with the information that they need to make an informed decision about whether or not to form a union municipal district between the Village of Essex Junction and Town of Essex on December 13, 2016. Questions may be submitted on the FAQ's page.